🇬🇧 Execution meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Execution is when the government or rulers kill a person on purpose as a very serious punishment for a very serious crime, usually after a trial in court.

The ghost complained that execution was pointless for him, because he had already finished that part of his to‑do list.

When the villain heard he faced execution, he asked if he could at least update his evil moustache in the wanted poster.

During the execution, the royal drummer tried a drum solo so long that everyone forgot why they were even there.

At the spooky castle, the vampire complained that the execution was at sunrise, which felt very rude to his sleep schedule.

In some places long ago, people actually paid money for seats to watch a public execution.

The square held an execution; people watched. The condemned climbed the scaffold; at this execution the hood fell and the rope tightened. Officials whispered about another execution, but this execution would end a life. Children cried; faces went pale at the execution. When the drop came, silence sat heavy and the crowd left in small groups.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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